1. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs TWINNING EXPERIENCE IN MACEDONIA Orhideja Kaljoshevska. MA NCP Twinning “1 st Twinning Conference” 6 June, 2012 Budapest, Hungary

2. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs CONTENTS 1.Twinning Coordination System in Macedonia 2.Twinning Statistics in Macedonia 3.Twinning experience 4.TAIEX

3. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs Regional Development Institution Building Cross-Border Co-operation Human Resources Development Rural Development Operational Programme - Environment (Ministry of Env.) Operational Programme– Transport (Ministry of Transportt) OP – Human Resources (Min. laboour) Rural Development (Ministry of Agriculture) NATIONAL IPA COORDINATOR (NIPAC) Secretariat for European Affairs 1. IPA coordination in Macedonia (2007 – 2013) Twinning 5 Ministry of local self government

4. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs National IPA Coordinator (NIPAC)  SEA - National Contact Point Beneficiary administrations (line Ministries in Macedonia) Central Finance and Contract Department in Macedonia Delegation EU  contact point for HQs in Brussels and for the other DEUs MS National Contact Points Member State (MS) Project Leader, Resident Twinning Adviser, STEs and MS administration 6 1. 1 KEY PLAYERS

5. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs 1.2 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NCP IN MACEDONIA Overall coordination Programming of twinning Distribution of information to beneficiaries Preparing beneficiaries for twinning Assistance with partner selection and evaluation Monitoring Assistance with solving problems 7

6. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs 1.3 What is NCP doing? -Organizing extensive seminars to inform line ministries, beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries in each year -Filtering the twinning PF during the programming -Inform the beneficiaries concerning the selection procedures -Participate the selection committee meetings and co-chair -Assist beneficiary institution to fulfill the “selection fact” sheet in an objective manner and in time 8

7. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs 1.4 RECOMMENDATIONS TO OUR BENEFICIARY INSTITUTIONS? PREPARATORY STAGE What are the deficiencies and needs of the institution? Are we sure that twinning is the best instrument in order to meet these deficiencies and needs Are the mandatory results clearly and correctly defined? Are the indicators which show the mandatory results are attained at the end of the project correctly defined (concrete, measurable etc.) Is the subject of the twinning relevant with the acquis? (Priorities defined in AP, NPAA, Benchmarks) Does the beneficiary institution has enough administrative and institutional capacity? Try to identify the risks which may threaten successful implementation and try to keep under control 11

8. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs 2. Statistics- twinnings under CARDS 20001.500.000 20031.000.000 20044.600.000 20054.550.000 20061.550.000

9. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs Twinning Projects per Sector (2000-2006) SECTORS 2000200320042005 2006 Total Economic Development 1-1- - 2 Public Administration Reform ---1 1 2 Civil society and Social Cohesion ---- 1 1 Environment (EN) ---1 - 1 Jus. and Home Aff. (JH) -122 - 5 Total 1134 2 11 21

10. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs 18 EU Pre-Accession Financial Assistance 2007 – 2013 2007200820032010201120122013 TAIB41,641,61341,122,00139,328,49936,317,06828,803,41028,207,47927,941,228 CBC4,158,3874,077,9994,371,5015,067,5265,124,8765,183,3735,243,041 RD7,400,00012,300,00020,800,00029,400,00039,300,00042,300,00051,800,000 HRD3,200,0006,000,0007,100,0008,400,0008,800,00010,380,00011,200,000 IPARD2,100,0006,700,00010,200,00012,500,00016,000,00019,000,00021,028,000 TOTAL 58,500,00070,200,00081,800,00091,684,59498,028,286105,070,852117,212,269

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12. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs MS Involvement in TWs

13. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs 3. Twinning experience Lack of logistical support of beneficiaries, Insufficient ownership and political support, Extra workload of experts due to other responsibilities at beneficiary institutions, Unsatisfactory ambition for coordination with other institutions, 26

14. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs PROBLEMS WE FACE Sustainability problem of project teams Language problem with MS team Technically unsatisfactory STEs Strict twinning rules, detailed and long procedures 27

15. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs Choosing the right instrument Realistic results Making a good selection Be careful against consortium Importance of political support and ownership Cooperation between institutions in Macedonia Joint exercise and different from Technical Assistance WHAT WE LEARNT 28

16. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs The RTA forms the core of a twinning project: Daily involvement/expertise Coordination of all activities Ensures the smooth project implementation Ensures continuity of results RTA faces a complex challenge - professional, managerial, personal RTA should not be responsible for logistics and accounting Good specialist knowledge of the sector Good management skills, but not manager only 29 WHAT WE LEARNT

17. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs Team work culture, Beneficiary shall know exactly what they want, Preparing more detailed contracts, We learned the procedures, Flexibility of twinning rules (language assistants, seminar venues..) WHAT WE LEARNT 30

18. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs What is important is the added value and multiplier effect created by the successful implementation of a twinning project not the amount of fund provided by twinning!

19. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs 4.TAIEX TAIEX instrument in the Republic of Macedonia is considered as very useful friendly tool. In order to increase the number of TAIEX applications, contact points are nominated in the line ministries and in the other state institutions. The role of these contact points is focused on detailed informing about the possibilities that this instrument is offering, as well as about the raising of the level of its use.

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24. Government of the Republic of Macedonia Secretariat for European Affairs Orhideja Kaljoshevska Ms.C Head of Department for Coordination of EU funds and other donor assistance Secretariat for European Affairs Government of the Republic of Macedonia Web-site: http://www.sep.gov.mk/ http://www.sep.gov.mk/ E-mail: Orhideja.Kaljosevska@sep.gov.mk Orhideja.Kaljosevska@sep.gov.mk